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Title
Nike
Date
2012
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 400 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
SE18_AS_S062
Acquisition method
gifted by the city of Olympia, Greece
Work type
Statue
Owner
Greenwich London Borough Council
Custodian
Greenwich London Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
9th September 2012
Access
at all times
Inscription description
circular plaques to each side of the five sided plinth: NIKE / (pronounced Neekay) / Ancient Greek Goddess / of Victory / Spirit of the Games Sculptor, / Pavlos Angelos Kougioumtzis Presented to the Mayor and / Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, / Councillors David Grant and Chris Roberts, / from the Mayor of Ancient Olympia, / Efthymios Kjotzas / 9th September 2012 Ancient Olympia is the site of the / original Games and remains the source / of the sacred Olympic flame. It is lit by / Apollo, God of the Sun, at the request / of the High Priestess and is used to / ignite the Olympic torch as it begins / its route to the host city. The Ancient Games / The Ancient Olympic Games began in 776 BC in honour of Zeus. / Nike, the Goddess of Victory and a sentinel of Zeus, was believed / to have been sent to earth to crown the victors in the Games. / The Olympics were staged every four years at Olympia and were / taken very seriously - wars would be halted to allow the Games / to take place. People from all over the Greek world came to / watch and take part. The Ancient Games were the inspiration / for the modern Olympic Games which began in 1896. A gift from the people of Ancient / Olympia to the people of London. / To commemorate the hosting / of the XXXth Olympiad, / London 2012
